3 waying eels and other eel methods from boat

[MakoMike]

Egg sinkers on the line work fine if you're in relatively shallow water with little current. IN deeper water rips three waying is the way to go. You start with a 3 way swivel, tie the top eye to the line. Use a 2 foot peice of 10 pound test on the bottom eye and tie a sinker loop. on the thrid eye use at least a 4 foot leader (six is better) and tie your hook on the end. Add lead as necessary to hold bottom. This is trhe tried and true rig used to fish in the rips between block island and montauk, where the current screams.

[ThrowingTimber]

1 ounce or half ounce rubber core sinker abou 2-3 ft above the eel itself.

Chef with the 3 way its hit or miss because: say for example you run your eel off the 3 way with 3 feet or flouro. The you run a bank sinker 3 oz or 2 oz on the other line, now the line for the weight has to be a bit longer that the 3 feet you're using for the eel, so the bass dont mouth the eel and drop it on the pick up. Fishing around the island we have had the best success in the past with the eel unweighted, although 3 waying did account for numerous bass in the 40's. We fishedthe with circle hooks and used them like plugs during the day and troll them at a drift at night. gami circles 5/0-7/0 to spro swivels. Im not sure if your buddy's boat is euipt with cannon clips (cannon makes the clip they're for downriggers Im pretty sure) What we would do, would be to letout 20-30yds of line, with the eel out there, rubber core three way or no weight. Then we would clip that to the cannon clip, we'd clip right to the outside edge of the cannon clip so the slightest tug would release the clip, then it was just a matter of reeling down, and waiting for the line to go taught(we used circles) I dont really think you'll need the weight unless you stop at the mud thing and the current is really crankin, aside from that you should be ok with no weight. The thing that sucks about the 3 way is that you'll also be fighting that 2 or 3 ounce weight when you're fighint a nice fish, and well if it THE ONE, it would suck to have that weight snag up on you and you loose a nice fish, so if you go with the 3 way, use a weaker lb test line than you main line, and leader. Hope this makes some sense and good luck bro konck em dead and boat fish still wont count

[TheSpecialist]

Chef I have fished with two guides who specialize in 3 waying, one chunks bait the other fishes eels. The way Mako Mike describes it is the way to do it from the boat, when fishing deep water with a strong current. Both of these guys were commercial guys at one time or another. The key is to drop the weight to the bottom, and the reel up a couple of turns. You want to keep the sinker just off the bottom. Hold your rod at about a 45 degree angle, when a fish hits the eel, you will feel light tap-tap. Drop your tip into the water, this will feed the eel to the striper, count to 5 and set the hook. In some areas you may get away with 2 oz, but you may need to use up to 8oz of weight depending on how fast the drift is, you want that line straight up and down. Also every once in awhile drop you tip to see if you are on the bottom.

[cheferson]

Thanks for all the advice , ill let you guys know how i make out.

[Goose]

yo billy...whats up or should I say whats down...you need to test them rods make sure they work.....slingin ta night in my tights

[TheSpecialist]

Tony right now I am watching the baby. We got to hook up, I have not been out yet. The rods are done?

[MakoMike]

Two ounces? Eight ounces? Where the heck are you guys fishing. IN the rips between BI and Montauk its not the least bit unusual on the moon tides to have to use 16 or 20 ounces to keep the eels down. One thing I forgot to mentions, but someone else pointed out. When you hit the bottom take two or three cranks up, and then hold your rod at a 45 degree angle to the water. Every couple of secondds drop the tip and see if you can feel bottom, if you can't adjust the line so that you can. Ideally you want the sinker about a foot off the bottom all the time.